The day before the inauguration we visited the National Museum of the American Indian, which had a celebration of music dance and story.  We watched Mexican folkloric dancers, Alaskan Indian dancers and the extraordinary KanKouran West African Dance Company.  At one point a drummer stepped forward with a talking drum and began a chant with the overflow audience.  “USA!,” he drummed, and we chanted back “Barack Obama!” in the perfect language of music and movement.